Sparoid Spa"roid (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + -oid:
cf. F. sparo["i]de.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[ae]}, a family of
spinous-finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead,
and sea bream. -- n. One of the {Sparid[ae]}.
[1913 Webster]

sparoid — /ˈspærɔɪd/ (say sparoyd) adjective resembling or related to the Sparidae, a family of deep bodied marine fishes, as the Australian snapper and bream. {New Latin sparoīdēs, from Latin sparus, from Greek sparos kind of fish. See oid} … Australian English dictionary

Sparidae — Sparoid Spa roid (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + oid: cf. F. sparo[ i]de.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[ae]}, a family of spinous finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream. n. One of the {Sparid[ae]}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Sparidae — Sparoid Spa roid (?; 277), a. [L. sparus the gilthead + oid: cf. F. sparo[ i]de.] (Zo[ o]l.) Of or pertaining to the {Sparid[ae]}, a family of spinous finned fishes which includes the scup, sheepshead, and sea bream. n. One of the {Sparid[ae]}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Archosargus probatocephalus — Sheepshead Sheeps head , n. [So called because of the fancied resemblance of its head and front teeth to those of a sheep.] (Zo[ o]l.) A large and valuable sparoid food fish ({Archosargus probatocephalus} syn. {Diplodus probatocephalus}) found on … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

Caesiosoma Californiense — Half moon Half moon ( m[=oo]n ), n. 1. The moon at the quarters, when half its disk appears illuminated. [1913 Webster] 2. The shape of a half moon; a crescent. [1913 Webster] See how in warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and wedges, and half … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English